WoodenPints said:
Ryuu96 said:
Microsoft Corp. and Activision Blizzard Inc. are considering giving up some control of their cloud-gaming business in the UK as a way to appease regulators so they can complete their $69 billion merger by the July 18 deadline, according to people familiar with the matter.
That could involve selling off the cloud-based market rights for games in the UK to a telecommunications, gaming or internet-based computing company, said the people, who asked not to be named discussing confidential planning. A private equity company might also be interested, said one person.
Both companies still think it's possible to close the deal, which would be the largest ever in the video-game industry, before next week's deadline, the people said. They got a step closer on Tuesday, when a US judge declined the Federal Trade Commission's request to pause the deal. Microsoft (MSFT), Activision Weigh Some UK Cloud Rights Sale for Deal Approval - Bloomberg |
Surely if Microsoft close or sell off rights to another company for xCloud it's worse for consumers? If the deal is blocked in it's current state then removing xCloud access for the consumers who already have access to it and are using it is a very anti-consumer move so how would that be a remedy for the CMA when they are there to protect the consumer? |
Don't let the truth get in the way of the CMA trying to save face. XD
Did not think of that angle but yeah pretty much. This reenforce the idea that it might be limited to the streaming right of the PC version.
